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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 12.04 LTS / 12.10 / 13.04 : python-django vulnerabilities (USN-1967-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 70117

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled large passwords. A remote attacker could use this issue to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2013-1443)

It was discovered that Django incorrectly handled ssi templates. An attacker could use this issue to read arbitrary files. (CVE-2013-4315)

It was discovered that the Django is_safe_url utility function did not restrict redirects to certain schemes. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a cross-site scripting attack.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

Update the affected python-django package.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/1967-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 70117

File Name: ubuntu_USN-1967-1.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/25/2013

Updated: 9/19/2019

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-django, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.04

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/24/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/16/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-1443, CVE-2013-4315

BID: 62332, 62409

USN: 1967-1